In times of increased globalization and interconnectivity, it is most important that individuals in positions of power get exemplary support. This is because people with power have a disproportionate impact on our world. Simply said: the planet needs its elite to take immaculate care of themselves. We need our elites to be self-aware authors of their experience, and to pursue commitments that are consistent with their highest values.

The planet needs its most powerful citizens to be their best selves for the future of all. This, unfortunately, is not hyperbole. We can no longer pretend that what we do and how we live does not materially impact people halfway around the world. We do, and it does.

Yet each of us is a mere mortal. Though we occupy positions of power and privilege, we are not designed differently than other people on the planet. In our design, we are not exceptional. Therefore, we succumb to the same pitfalls that all people succumb to. We may get busy or burnt out; sick, tired or injured. We expect ourselves to function like a machine, to power through indefinitely. We over-function to take care of everyone and everything. Responsibility occurs as a burden, or boredom. Our focus becomes short-sighted, distracted or dispersed. The dream we have the power and position to create morphs into the mundane of daily living with all its humanity—the ennui, drama, challenges, stressors, and fears.

The sexiness of position—of money, power, and role—is not enough to sustain us. Substantive support holds us, so we can fully encounter ourselves. It affords a space for us to learn what we need to know and evolve naturally. It invites creativity, adaptation and perseverance. It gives time for reflection and therefore purposeful action, rather than reaction. It helps clarify direction and paths forward. It connects our inner development to the achievement of our worldly goals as one pursuit. We become better people, better leaders, better citizens, and better elites. By doing so consciously, our own lives become more joyful, satisfying, spacious and relaxed. We do this for ourselves and we positively impact our world—because it matters. You matter.